"I don't dare. This gift is specially given to seniors. As for seniors' guidance and guidance, seniors have given me advices in the past that have made me extremely grateful. I don't dare to have any more extravagant expectations..."
Xue Cheng kept his attitude very low when talking and doing things, and his attitude was very friendly.
Zhang Mingtu listened and waved his hand to stop him. If he continued to listen, Xue Cheng would definitely say more words of praise, but Zhang Mingtu didn't want to listen anymore.
He was quite curious about those gifts, but he never glanced at them from beginning to end and just said lightly.
"Your opponent is in Jiujiang County."
"What?"
Xue Cheng was shocked.
He originally thought that the demon was still hiding in Jianyi or Longxing Mansion, but he never thought that it would be in Jiujiang County.
It took a lot of effort and a lot of favors from his family to transfer him to Jiujiang County. Before that, this matter was extremely hidden.
Except for the person in charge of handling this matter in the family who knew something about it, perhaps only his competitors knew about it. He never thought that the place where he had gone through so much trouble might actually be the opponent's home base.
Now he wanted to die. As for doubting Zhang Mingtu, he had no idea at all.
The advice given to him several times by the mysterious man in the iron mask was quite effective, simple and clear.
He didn't think that the man in the iron mask was plotting something against him. Didn't he see that even though he gave away a treasured gift and packed it in a special storage bag, the senior opposite didn't even take a look at it?
He is obviously an extremely top figure. If he had not performed a very covert mission and could not be discovered by others, the credit for the underground demon in Jianyi would never have fallen to him, Xue Cheng.
Moreover, this senior was quite kind-hearted. Because the incident was not handled cleanly, he took the initiative to remind him to prevent him from dying unexpectedly.
Zhang Mingtu knew a lot about the situation at the base in Jiujiang County, but at this time he was quite hesitant about whether to fully inform Xue Cheng of the specific situation in Jiujiang County.
If Xue Cheng is told completely and Xue Cheng takes the Jiujiang County base to extremes again, it is very likely that the whole incident will go to extremes again.
In the land south of the Yangtze River, many wealthy gentry families took the initiative to raise demons.
As a result, Ruihai voluntarily resigned and returned home.
The overall incident was quite horrific.
But will it be completely fine if you don’t tell?
Zhang Mingtu doesn't think this will be the case. Even if demons are not openly raised, many demons still exist.
In the past, taking Jianyi as an example, there might have been demons inside that were fueling the floods.
Then we took advantage of the floods to kill some people. This was the case in Jianyi, and it would also be the same in the Jiangnan land with a vast and developed water system. It was pretty much the same.
The demon has been eating people, but in the past it was secretly. After this incident was exposed, it may be eating openly.
The real problem is not the devil, but the human heart.
Zhang Mingtu couldn't help but think of the investigation that was quite ironic and even contrary to common sense.
After the public breeding of monsters, there were not a few small floods and floods in various places. However, because the wealthy families took the initiative to openly release food, there were more people alive, and the overall population increased.
The world is never in chaos because of monsters, but because of the people who control them.
"This matter..."
Zhang Mingtu found it difficult, but also felt that it was not impossible.
"Actually, I don't need to go against everyone, I just need to unite a group of people and defeat a group of people."
There are many characters who want demon essence blood, scale armor and the like. Rich families want it, and the imperial court also wants it.
But that doesn't mean they are inherently on the same side.
On the contrary, the imperial court and many wealthy families in Jiangnan also had great resentment.
I have always hoped to have better management of the land south of the Yangtze River.
"If the characters in the demon base can raise demons, it will not be known to the court first, but to the wealthy family first..."
Zhang Mingtu seemed to have a flash of lightning in his heart. If the wealthy family knew about it first, things might go in another direction.
The wealthy gentry in Jiangnan will try their best to hide their wealth, let alone such a huge development opportunity.
The population they control is much larger than the population controlled by the imperial court. If they know how to do it simply, they can just use some slaves who are insignificant in their eyes, and the excess population can be used to raise demons.
If they can cultivate monsters with good strength, they will be very happy.
They will definitely work together to block this news and then develop it secretly and silently.
If someone later exposes the weapons, armors and related demon incidents hoarded by Jiangnan wealthy families, and spreads further and more openly, it will definitely cause public outrage.
Moreover, the Jiangnan wealthy family's behavior is basically similar to rebellion. They will also lose their hearts and their righteousness. No matter what they think secretly, no one will stand with them, at least in name.
Faced with such a situation, the imperial court will definitely take advantage of the situation and sweep the Jiangnan area.
It may not kill all the wealthy Jiangnan families, but it will definitely cause them to bleed a lot, so a large degree of compromise is appropriate.
"No way..."
Halfway through the thought, Zhang Mingtu shook his head again.
He knew very well what was happening in Daxia now, and it was full of too many compromises and concessions.
In the end, a large number of Jiangnan's wealthy families will die, but the raising of monsters will not stop. Once Pandora's box is opened, no one will close it again.
In the final analysis, it does not lie with the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, nor with the imperial court, but with the high-level practitioners who do not regard ordinary people as human beings.
Using some humble and insignificant existence in their eyes can obtain extremely rare and hard-to-obtain spiritual resources, and many people are willing to give it a try.
Moreover, Zhang Mingtu was not willing to do such a thing.
Sending many ordinary people into the mouths of demons with his own hands, and then exchanging some form of victory, was not a compromise, and he couldn't accept it.
"We have to think of another way..."
Zhang Mingtu sighed, but Xue Cheng in front of him was very nervous, thinking that his situation was very dangerous.
"Senior, is there nothing I can do to save you?"
"It's not difficult. Just remember to collect more magic weapons against evil spirits."
Zhang Mingtu glanced at him coldly, and disappeared in an instant. The storage bag at his feet was also taken away by him.
After all, he still didn't tell Xue Cheng the full situation of the Jiujiang base.
…
When he returned to the house of the chief clerk, Zhang Mingtu chose a hidden corner, put aside all the thoughts in his mind, and happily opened the storage bag.
Then he took out two boxes of spiritual tea leaves and five jars of fine wine with a strange look on his face.
When I reached inside again, I found that the kitchen storage bag was already empty. It was only a storage bag of about cubic meters, and there were only so many things inside.
"That's it?"
"Fuck!"
Zhang Mingtu somewhat regrets maintaining his high-level persona. Wine and tea are both good things. Tea can help people realize enlightenment. Grandmaster-level figures will drink one or two cups of it every day.
But that's all. Does it really help much? No.
Spiritual wine can also make grandmaster-level characters feel quite flavorful. Brewing it consumes a lot of spiritual materials, but it is much different when used for practice.
The main purpose is to allow master-level characters to experience the feeling of being drunk, and other effects are secondary.